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A Pentagon inspector general report has concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated regulations and potentially endangered U.S. troops by sharing sensitive military details from a classified email in a private Signal group chat, according to sources familiar with the findings. A Pentagon watchdog investigation has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Department of Defense policies and could have jeopardized the safety of American service members by sharing sensitive military information in a private, encrypted Signal chat earlier this year. According to sources familiar with the unreleased report, the Defense Department's Inspector General determined that Hegseth used his personal device to transmit details about U.S. military operations in Yemen that were derived from a classified email marked "SECRET//NOFORN"—meaning the information was restricted to U.S. personnel only.  The report concluded that if the infor...